An Australian Winter

And so it begins. In a little under six hours England and Australia will walk out onto the pitch in Brisbane and begin the first test in this years ashes series. England are surely ready for this match and will want to make an impact.
Having already lost to the Prime Minister’s IX, and drawn with [...]

Lest We Forget

Hair today, gone tomorrow

Okay, I’m sorry for the title, but it’s the best I can think of.
The ICC have officially declared that umpire Darrell Hair will not take part in any international matches. This, of course,  stems from the incident in August when Hair, and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove, awarded England 5 penalty runs when the umpires on [...]